obelisk 的定义
- a tapering, four-sided shaft of stone, usually monolithic and having a pyramidal apex.
- something resembling such a shaft.
- an obelus.
- Printing. dagger.
obelisk 近义词
stone pillar
更多obelisk例句
- The world of speakers is packed with obelisks, ovals, and what can sometimes feel like obstacles.
- When they touched the obelisk, they became the largest family to have ever hiked the trail.
- On Sunday night, the monument’s exterior lighting did not go on, and it almost may have seemed that the great obelisk and famed symbol of Washington was fading away.
- As she draws closer to the shoreline she is startled by the sight of a stone obelisk rising above a promontory near the center of the island.
- As with various golden emblems seeded about — needed to light up obelisks in different areas — acquiring treats involves solving puzzles with the Hunter’s bow and arrow.
- After years of negotiations and a tough journey, the obelisk was planted at the Place de la Concorde.
- On the top of the obelisk is a 100-ounce aluminum cap, which acts as a lightning rod.
- A tasteful obelisk 100 feet high is raised to his memory in his native Eskdale, Scotland.
- At the entrance stands an obelisk fifty feet high, and on it are inscribed the names of his victims.
- The obelisk in the square of St. Peter's at Rome is erected in a way which offends against all the principles of statics.
- In less than a quarter of an hour, her masts and sails formed only a white obelisk, gradually decreasing against the horizon.
- Constantius visits Rome; he presents an obelisk from Egypt to the city.